megawatt

[US]/'mɛɡəwɑt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. one million watts, a unit of electrical power equal to one million watts

Example Sentences

A terawatt—one million megawatts—of “carbon-free” power is the scale needed to make a significant dent in projected carbon dioxide emissions at midcentury.

The power plant has a capacity of one megawatt.

The wind turbine can generate five megawatts of electricity.

The solar panels produce two megawatts of power.

The hydroelectric dam has a capacity of ten megawatts.

The new power plant will have a capacity of twenty megawatts.

The generator is rated at three megawatts.

The transformer can handle up to eight megawatts of electricity.

The power grid can distribute one hundred megawatts of electricity.

The energy demand is expected to reach five hundred megawatts by next year.

The nuclear power plant has a capacity of one thousand megawatts.

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